The AKC Canine Health Foundation (CHF), a nonprofit organization whose mission is to prevent, treat and cure diseases in all dogs, announces an exciting new tick-borne disease initiative that aims to educate dog-owners and find better diagnostics, preventatives, and therapeutics for dogs. Ticks and the diseases they transmit can be found in all 50 states. […]
The deadline to file your 2016 income tax return is April 15th, and it will be here before you know it. Whether you have recently had your first litter or your last, or are anxiously awaiting the arrival of your next litter, you may have found yourself asking, “Will the Internal Revenue Service allow me to write off the costs associated with breeding and raising a litter?”
A proposal has been introduced in West Virginia that would require the sterilization of all dogs and cats, with very few exceptions. All bills must be considered in committee by the end of this week, so it is important that all who reside or participate in conformation, hunting, performance, or other activities with dogs in […]
Our world is filled with advice on breeding dogs and much of it is very good. Examples include, “pick a stud dog who will improve your bitch’s weak points.”
If you missed the AKC/Eukanuba National Championship (AENC), which aired last year on FidoTV (Channel 245 on DISH), you can now be part of the excitement of the show thanks to a new documentary by U-Verse, operated by AT&T. The AKC holds the nationwide all-breed show in Orlando, Florida, each December. Although the documentary focuses […]
NEW YORK – At its annual board and club meetings on Sunday, February 14, the Morris & Essex Kennel Club unanimously voted in its new officers and directors, and made sizeable donations to a variety of canine charities and organizations. At the Morris & Essex board meeting, Wayne Ferguson was re-elected as the president of […]
- Loveable Lab Claims Top Spot for the 25th Consecutive Year – Labrador Retriever lovers have spoken! The American Kennel Club (AKC®), the nation’s largest purebred dog registry, announced today that the intelligent, family friendly breed holds tight to the number one spot on the most popular list for the 25th consecutive year, continuing the longest reign […]
They are frozen in time and sometimes deceptively real. Perpetuated in stone or bronze, looking over water, streets, parks or squares, dog statues can be found all over the world.
The crowd funding campaign to support “A Little Magic”, the first motion picture to celebrate dog shows is live. Click here to donate today. Helfgott-Turner Productions, Inc. announces the start of an historic crowd-funding campaign to make the first motion picture celebrating the world of dog shows, and showing the incredible love and magical bond […]
By Amy Fernandez News of Westminster’s inaugural Masters Obedience Championship received mixed reactions within this classic sport according to veteran competitor Marcia Dawson. “For years we have tried to get AKC to promote our sport. They do so much to promote conformation, agility, and rally but they treat obedience like the unwanted stepchild. Initially, when […]
